A flier with a ballad titled ‘In memoriam / Harry Boland, T.D., shot at Skerries, July 31st, 1922’. The first lines read ‘Harry Boland has died for the Cause that he loved, and our hearts with deep sorrow flows oe’r, In the service of Ireland his life blood has flowed, But his memory shall live evermore ...’.
A flier titled ‘In Memoriam Staff Captain Erskine Childers, IRA / Died for the Irish Republic, Beggars Bush Barracks, Dublin, 24th November 1922’. (Volume page 30).
A printed memoriam sheet for Mick Radford, a republican who was killed by Free State forces on 22 June 1923. The text is signed ‘Larry de Lacy, The Jail, Wexford’
A clipping of a memoriam sheet for the republican soldier Liam Lynch who was shot and killed by Free State forces on 10 April 1923. The memoriam includes an extract from Vergil’s ‘Aeneid’.
Draft article by Seán Ó Briain titled ‘In Jail with Brendan Behan’. The article refers to the author’s experience as a fellow prisoner in Mountjoy, Arbour Hill, and in the Curragh from 1942 to 1946.
A flier announcing the prohibitions on the import of biscuits, boot polishes and soap from Britain. The text reads ‘Civilians must help the active forces by striking an economic blow at England’. The article is signed off by Ernest Blythe, Minister for Trade.
A crowned skull on the sarcophagus of Emperor Charles VI (1685-1740) framing the entrance to the Maria Theresa vault in the Imperial Crypt, Capuchin Friary, Vienna, Austria.
Metal stereotypes (set on wooden blocks) with illustrations of women. The original filing cabinet containing these blocks was labelled ‘women’. The blocks lack any identifying captions, but some are numbered. Some of the images appear to show women in domestic situations and at work (particularly in a rural setting). Several of the metal stereotypes are detached from the wooden
Metal stereotypes (set on wooden blocks) showing representations and illustrations of men. The original filing cabinet containing these blocks was labelled ‘men’. The blocks lack any identifying captions, but some are numbered. Some of the images appear to show men in humorous situations, at work (particularly in a rural setting) or at religious devotions. Specific stereotypes include Illustrations of the War of Independence. Several of the metal stereotypes are detached from the wooden backing.